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iShares MSCI Germany ETF

176 hedge funds and large institutions have $883M invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 53

6.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.4%47.39% (+7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1B → $883M (-$122M)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 207176 (-31)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $93.7M | Put options by funds: $200M

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 49

Holders
176
Holders Change
-31
Holders Change %
-14.98%
% of All Funds
2.78%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
62
Reduced
53
Closed
49
Calls
$93.7M
Puts
$200M
Net Calls
-$107M
Net Calls Change
-$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$243M +$123M +4,023,346 +88%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$56.7M +$5.54M +181,735 +10%
MIS
3
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$47.2M +$7.34M +240,796 +18%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$36.3M +$10.8M +353,196 +38%
Bank of Nova Scotia
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$34.6M +$36M +1,180,000 +3,118%
Allspring Global Investments
6
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$29.7M -$3.3M -108,401 -9%
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$26M +$21.1M +693,569 +314%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$24.9M -$561K -18,421 -2%
TD Asset Management
9
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$23.2M +$107K +3,514 +0.4%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$22.8M +$13.1M +428,298 +114%
Twin Tree Management
11
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$22.8M +$24.5M +803,229 New
FDCDDQ
12
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$21.9M +$23.2M +761,926 +9,163%
WA
13
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$21M -$13K -426 Closed
OPCM
14
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
$17.4M +$1.39M +45,580 +8%
HSBC Holdings
15
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$16.4M -$1.04M -34,263 -6%
SAM
16
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$15.9M
OMC
17
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$13.4M +$2.11M +69,304 +17%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$12.9M +$2.15M +70,616 +18%
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$12.8M +$13.7M +450,553 New
PPFA
20
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$11.5M -$81.1M -2,660,859 -87%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.2M -$1.04M -33,993 -8%
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.96M +$8.64M +283,538 +883%
EH
23
Equitable Holdings
New York
$8.78M +$683K +22,400 +8%
NVCHI
24
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$7.6M -$13.2M -432,895 -62%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
25
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$7.55M +$6.34M +208,027 +358%

EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

176 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $883M — down 12% from $1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of EWG and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $132M.

  • 176 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q1 2022, down from 207 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $883M of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 49 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $123M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $132M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.